The Republican journal., 1887-06-23
Not a Political Machine.

RESENTMENT OF THE GRAND ARMY MEN.
A st. Louis dispatch to the New York Trib-
une says: Hundreds of letters were received
| from posts throughout the country asking if it
was true that President Cleveland would be
here during the encampment, and if it was,
cancelling the contract for quarters engaged
for these posts. The deplorable phase which
the matter has assumed is regretted by every
one. but there appears to be no way out of the
difficulty The president was invited by a mix
cd committee representing the Grand Army
and other citizens. Now the Grand Army men,
when they learn that their action has not been
approved by the Grand Army, say they were
only acting in the capacity of citizens. Gener-
al futile, Of Iowa, declared publicly to-day that
the city would have to choose between Cleve-
and and the Grand Army. as only a small num-
Der of the members would come here, if Cleyc
| land took any part in the exercises.
1--WE couldn't have invite, him. if he had
been republican PRESIDENT he said, land we
don't want him because he is Grover Cleve-
land
Are you opposed TO the Grand Army of the
Republic inviting the president. simply because
you want TO keep politics outs
No, that isn't all. It's because the man is
dStastcful to the Grand Army of the Republic
Why he has said that the Dependent Pension
bill woul'! increase perjury. mendacity and men-
delaney; and he has said that the Grand Army
of the Republic could not DC believed under
oath When he said that he knew he was lying
| 1t isn't only that veto. either; its all his We
toes. We are moi saving anything about the
Vetoc> themselves: what we object to. is the in
>ulting tone of his language, sneering and filed
with attempts to he facetiou>. That's what
cuts us
but suppose the president should merely
| review the parade:'
''Wel, if he does, il will be at his own risk
If he gets mixed up in the parade, I'll bet it
will he the last parade he'll want to review.
The Grand Army of the Republic will not sub
NIT quietly to having any man foiSted upon
them The boys may all want to be here. if
there's going to be trouble. and there is a good
prospect of there being trouble. too. don't mean
| fighting. hut unpleasant things said and done.
But if they want fighting,w can give 'em some
of that. We've done it before, and guess we
haven't forgotten how to do it again. ! know
they will have their political clubs here, and try
| TO work them in Oh us, but ii wont work. We
are not going to have our reunion turned into
a political boom. We have faced the Democrat
cy before in solid ranks when they were bchn,
guns, and we can face them now when they at
| tempt 70 subvcrt the purpose of our organiZ:-
| ton"
is that just your opinion, General"
| NO, it isn't. The whole state Of Iowa is the
same way. At the last state cncampment res
olution against Cleveland was passed There
wasn't man to stand up for him. There were
two or three who got up and had the resolution
modified. but that was only to have it more
| dgned.'
| GLOW do YOU understand the invtation:"
Il don't feel like saying anything about it
except what have heard since | have been
| here. The Grand Army of the Republic has
not invited the president. not bit of it. That
has been done by an executive committee com
posed of Union men and rebels. They call
them confederates down here. but they call
| 'em plain rebels up in my state. That's the way
it looks TO me- A mixed committee has asked
| the president to come here, and that's all there
is about it,.
| NOTWITHSTANDING. this there is al large element
in the Grand Army, who are opposed to this
| and who will honor the president. Factions
| have already formed here and the Southern ell
ement is much chagrined at the turn affair,
have taken. 1t is claimed that 100000 was
raised for Cleyeland's entertainment, as well
as that of the Grand Army of the Republic